Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Synopsis: After over 50 years of service, the USS Nimitz (CVN-68) has completed its final cruise and is headed to Naval Station Norfolk for...
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Synopsis: After over 50 years of service, the USS Nimitz (CVN-68) has completed its final cruise and is headed to Naval Station Norfolk for...
Synopsis: USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79), the second Gerald R. Ford-class supercarrier, has begun manufacturer sea trials—an early step toward delivery and eventual fleet...
Synopsis: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), the fourth Nimitz-class supercarrier, carries the radio call sign “Rough Rider” and the crew nickname “The Big Stick,” linking...
Summary and Key Points: In May 2005, the US Navy conducted a controversial “SINKEX” operation, intentionally sinking the decommissioned USS America (CV-66) off the...
Synopsis: Russia’s post-Soviet arms exports to China were a pragmatic bargain: Moscow needed hard currency and industrial survival, while Beijing needed a rapid modernization...
Summary and Key Points: The battleship-to-carrier comparison is emotionally satisfying but strategically wrong. Battleships became obsolete because their core mission—surface gunnery and line-of-sight combat—was...
Summary and Key Points: The USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) is now underway for sea trials as the Navy’s second Ford-class carrier, bringing EMALS...
The Navy’s Blue Ridge-class command ships—USS Blue Ridge and USS Mount Whitney—serve as floating war headquarters for the 7th and 6th Fleets, enabling commanders...
A 2015 joint U.S.-French naval exercise is often cited as a reminder that aircraft carriers, while central to American sea power, are not invulnerable....
Can Iran’s “Black Hole” Subs Sink a US Supercarrier? Now that the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group has entered U.S. Central Command waters,...